GOT PEACE? BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE

The Got Peace? Basketball Tournament is a unique, inter-generational sporting event which promotes healthy competition. Since its inception, the popularity of the event has grown immensely. We have had to move from our previous venues of one and two full court gymnasiums to the four-court, 3,500-seat stadium at the newly renovated Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. The $4 million transformation features a brand new floor and Jumbo Tron. Ours will be one of the first tournaments in the new space. With the assistance of our Lead Sponsor TJX Companies, Inc., we plan to make this a premiere event for youth with all of the fanfare of a national sporting event while maintaining an affordable admission for families. We have dubbed the 2015 Got Peace? Basketball Tournament Boston’s Biggest Field Trip in the name of peace. (See clip of virtual tour of the Reggie Lewis Center prior to renovations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-XkUcNKa8)

3 on 3 B-BALL Tournament 7th-8th Grade & 9th-10th Grade

Skills Competition Events

MAD HANDLE

Mad Handle - Ball
Handling Contest: 20 participants | 3 rounds

First round, players will
dribble through an obstacle course using both hands, having to complete a
successful bounce pass and chest pass to designated targets then finishing with
a layup. Top 10 times will advance to
next round.

Second round, will be the same
as the first reducing the field from 10 to 3, the last 3 will advance to the
championship round.